Fort Bragg Planning Commission to meet on Wednesday

The Fort Bragg Planning Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at Town Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m.

The commission will receive a report and consider approval of a use permit to operate a bed and breakfast in the back of the Union Lumber Company Store. The bed and breakfast would consist of a single suite with two bedrooms, a living room and kitchen. The building's owners, David and Dana Figueiredo, have dedicated a parking space to the rental. A public hearing will be held during the meeting before a final decision is made.

Also on the agenda is a request for the commission to provide direction to staff regarding two minor modifications to the design for the North Coast Brewing Company mill tower at Main and Pine.

Instead of designing two rows of windows that are the same style as those on the second story of the existing building, as was originally agreed, NCBC would prefer to mimic the extra-large window from the front of the building that exposes the brew tanks. This would display the brewery equipment and provide for more natural lighting of the building's interior.

The other design modification would be to include the false front design without reducing the height of the tower in order to accommodate the equipment that will be installed inside, as well as provide sufficient head space for employees to maintain and operate the equipment.